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Establishing an integrated workflow identifying and linking surface and subsurface lineaments for mineral exploration under cover: example from the Gawler Craton, South Australia
Ulrich Kelka
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CSIRO – Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
Cericia Martinez
CSIRO – Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
Carmen Krapf
Department for Energy and Mining, Geological Survey of South Australia, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Stefan Westerlund
CSIRO – Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
Ignacio Gonzalez-Alvarez
CSIRO – Mineral Resources, Discovery Program, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Mark Pawley
Department for Energy and Mining, Geological Survey of South Australia, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Clive Foss
CSIRO – Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
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Short summary
The insights of this study will help to improve our understanding on how to identify basement linear structures and how these lineaments could be related to surface lineaments or geology in the context of the Central Gawler Craton, South Australia. This contribution suggests a targeting concept for identifying the structural footprint of subsurface mineral systems by combining remotely sensed data corresponding to surface and subsurface features.
The insights of this study will help to improve our understanding on how to identify basement...
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